Your aunt does not want to agree to sell the house b/c of a partition since it will leave her daughter out on the streets.Gather the paperwork you have and speak with a reputable attorney with experience in these matters.

A swarm from what I read (this is google only not an expert) is over 1,000 bees and I would agree that is very problematic, whereas if its 10-20 bees that is a different story.

The plan is to: - Make regular payments on the seller-held mortgage for the agreed-upon term.- Pay off the balloon payment at the end of the term.- Immediately refinance the property with a traditional bank mortgage to pull out a significant portion of equity. 

@Jon Taylor I agree with those basic generalities.

Agree with @Ian Ippolito 100% based on my experience in fund formation and product development in private alternatives. 

@Lizie PilicyI agree with Jay and Caroline on this.

Just like you, she can do RE as a side gig and learn a lot more while she keeps her own nest egg going and her lendability strong with a regular job.You should loop her into a major document with all of the properties and all of the profit and loss and go through them one by one and talk about whether to sell or keep, and also base it on geography for her and your collective choice of management.I agree with you, @Jonathan Greene.

They backed down immediately and agreed to get training for the dog.

We’ve all agreed that living together would be a win-win: they get to gain independence, and I get to start my real estate investment journey.

The reason is that it implies you and the tenant have agreed to some kind of payment plan.